Alabama State

Columbus, OH

Iowa State

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Minnesota State

National Weather Force

Severe thunderstorms are expected across parts of the Upper Mississippi Valley today, particularly impacting southeastern Minnesota, western Wisconsin, and northeastern Iowa. These storms will be capable of producing damaging winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes. Check below for further details.

Damaging Winds, Large Hail & Isolated Tornadoes Possible; Upper MS Valley; Evening; August 26th 2024

The Independent

  On the heels of a summer wave of COVID-19 cases, Americans will be able to get free virus test kits mailed to their homes, starting in late September.U.S. households will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests when the federal program reopens, according to the website, COVIDtests.gov. The U.S. Health and Human Services agency that oversees the testing has not announced an exact date for ordering to begin. The tests will detect current virus strains and can be ordered ahead of the holiday season when family and friends gather for celebrations, an HHS spokesperson...

Government announces more COVID-19 tests can be ordered through mail for no cost

Lafayette County, MS

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Mississippi News Group

Written with artificial intelligence assistance. Deputies from the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of possible animal cruelty on County Road 418 on August 4, according to Dark Horse Press. Upon arrival, officers encountered a distressing scene: several malnourished dogs and multiple deceased dogs still attached to their collars and chains.

Man Arrested for Animal Cruelty After Disturbing Discover

 Qantas is offering refunds or business-class seats after hundreds of passengers were mistakenly sold first-class flights that were significantly reduced in price due to an apparent coding error.The airline had flights between Australia and the US displayed on its website on Thursday, but instead of advertising the usual rate for these journeys, an error made the flights appear to be up to 85 per cent less than the usual first-class prices.Around 300 people were able to book the return flights between Australia and the US while the unusually low prices were on display for around eight hours.Many travellers believed...

Qantas mistakenly sells hundreds of first-class tickets at heavily reduced prices

The US Sun

AROUND 500 people – including NFL stars and farmers – have sent cash to grab their first flying car. Drivers are lining up with excitement to snatch the Doroni H1-X – The U.S. Sun spoke to the company’s CEO as it approaches its hopeful production date. Doroni Aerospace’s CEO, Deron Merdinger, said his company’s first product, the […]

NFL players & farmers among first lined up to snatch electric $400k flying car as CEO teases taxi model in next year

New York City, NY

 A New York City lawyer who died after a yacht sank off the coast of Sicily wrote a haunting post on LinkedIn two months before he joined the doomed voyage. In one of his only posts on the site, Christopher Morvillo, 59, thanked his legal team after they helped British tech tycoon Mike Lynch win a fraud trial and discussed living “happily ever after.” Lynch owned the luxury yacht Bayesian, which sank early on Monday.Five bodies, believed to be those of Lynch, Morvillo, Morvillo's wife Neda, British banker Jonathan Bloomer and his wife Judy have now be recovered by...

NYC lawyer who died in yacht disaster wrote haunting LinkedIn post weeks before

Utica, NY

Rome, NY

 A man who was allegedly spotted running around naked in a New York town has been arrested for the suspected murder of his girlfriend after she was found strangled to death in her home.Jeremy J. Kirch, 45, was apprehended by Rome police and taken to the hospital for a mental health evaluation. He was later charged with second-degree murder in the death of 50-year-old Elizabeth A. Gerling.Gerling was found dead in her bed on Tuesday morning at her home on Birch Circle in Rome, New York, deputies said. The elementary school principal is the daughter of a retired US...

Boyfriend arrested after elementary school principal found strangled to death in bed

North Carolina State

Belmont, NC

Town Talks

There’s no argument in many folks’ minds that if you want to get some of the best chicken and unmatched customer service, you go to Chick-fil-A. But now, a North Carolina Chick-fil-A requiring adult supervision for teens is ruffling some feathers.

North Carolina Chick-fil-A Ruffles Feathers With New Policy Regarding Teens

SlashGear

In the history of aviation, some planes truly reach new heights. These aircraft truly changed our understanding of what is really possible in the sky.

10 Of The Most Historically Significant Aircraft In Aviation History

A SURVEY of 3,100 US travellers has revealed which airplane rows and seats are most sought after by passengers. Data from Upgraded Points found that out of 737-800 airplane seats, five came out top. Seat 1A received the highest amount of votes with 5.96% of travellers claiming it their favourite.

Most popular seats to book on a plane revealed – and they don’t have to cost a fortune

 A woman’s death is being investigated after she was found unresponsive during the opening weekend of this year’s Burning Man festival in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert.Burning Man Project released a statement on Sunday (August 25) confirming that the unnamed woman had died and that local authorities were investigating the matter.“Our thoughts and condolences go out to the family and friends affected by this loss. The participant has been identified by the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office,” organizers said.“On Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 11:29am, Burning Man’s emergency services personnel responded to a report of an unresponsive individual. Once on scene,...

Burning Man: Police investigating after woman found dead on opening weekend

California State

Oakland, CA

 A California woman has been arrested after allegedly getting caught with over $450,000 worth of merchandise stolen from drug stores. Claudia Cruz, 35, of Oakland, was booked into Alameda County Jail on charges of organized retail crime, possession of stolen property and conspiracy to commit a crime, revealed a statement from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) on Friday.Investigations began in July, with officials from the CHP Golden Gate Division Organised Retail Crime Taskforce conducting a series of surveillance operations.On August 15, investigators executed search warrants at an Oakland residence and two vehicles, where as well as seizing a “large...

California woman arrested with $450k of goods stolen from drug stores, police say

TravelNoire

Avid travelers know that there is some speculation about what seat is truly the most elite on any given plane. Varying types of fliers may be biased as to what the best seat is in the first place. Budget or comfort fliers can have vastly different preferences. The response to that question can even be impacted by where travelers are from.

According To A New Study, These Are The Best Seats On An Airplane

Irvine, CA

NewSantaAna

The Irvine Police Department’s Spectrum team was notified of a woman shoplifting at Sephora on Wednesday. When loss prevention tried to stop her, she refused to stop. As the Spectrum team arrived, loss prevention lost the suspect in the parking lot. An excellent citizen told the officers they observed the suspect enter a white Tesla and crawl into the trunk.

Shoplifter arrested after hiding in her Tesla’s trunk at the Irvine Spectrum

  Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 31 people in two separate attacks on Monday, with reports of other shootings and unrest across the same province, police and officials said.Twenty-three people were fatally shot after being identified and taken from buses, vehicles and trucks in Musakhail, a district in Baluchistan province, senior police official Ayub Achakzai said. The attackers burned at least 10 vehicles before fleeing the scene.In a separate attack, gunmen killed at least nine people, including four police officers and five passersby, in Qalat district also in Baluchistan, authorities said.Insurgents blew up a railway track in...

Gunmen kill at least 31 people in 2 separate attacks in restive southwestern Pakistan

Arizona State

Nevada State

 Two Nevada men accused of damaging 140-million-year-old rock formations in a national park are facing trial.The charges against the men come four months after a video showing two visitors vandalizing the ancient rock formations at Lake Mead National Recreation Area went viral.Wyatt Clifford Fain, 37, and Payden David Guy Cosper, 31, have each been charged with one count of injury and depredation of government property and one count of aiding and abetting. The men could face up to 10 years in prison if they are convicted when they go to trial in October, the US Department of Justice said.According...

Two Nevada men face trial for allegedly damaging 140-million-year-old rock formations at national park

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

 Tributes have been paid to the 18-year-old daughter of British tech tycoon Mike Lynch after her body was recovered from the sunken yacht Bayesian. Hannah Lynch was brought ashore on Friday following a five-day search operation off the coast of Sicily, which had already retrieved the bodies of five others, including her father. Unconfirmed reports in the Italian media have now said that prosecutors are set to announce a manslaughter investigation into the incident, which killed seven in total and saw 15 others rescued from a lifeboat. Tributes have poured in for the “charming and ferociously intelligent” teenager, who...

Daughter of Mike Lynch recovered from yacht as family ‘devastated’ after five-day search

Florida State

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

NewsBreak

Trampoline flies into house roof during strong winds A trampoline crashed into the roof of a house after flying through the air in strong winds in Alabama, on Thursday, 22 August. Footage from Zachery and Brooke Stagg's Ring ca...

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Trampoline flies into house roof during strong winds A trampoline crashed into the roof of a house after flying through the air in strong winds in Alabama, on Thursday, 22 August. Footage from Zachery and Brooke Stagg's Ring ca... - NewsBreak

Trampoline flies into house roof during strong winds A trampoline crashed into the roof of a house after flying through the air in strong winds in Alabama, on Thursday, 22 August. Footage from Zachery and Brooke Stagg's Ring ca...

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